UP Gazette

St. Ignace Area Schools had the highest enrollment among Mackinac County districts, welcoming 420 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.6% of them were boys, and 47.4% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among St. Ignace Area Schools students was American Indian, accounting for 49.5% of the student population.

Among the seven districts in Mackinac County, Engadine Consolidated Schools ranked second in enrollment numbers with 340 students, while Les Cheneaux Community Schools welcomed 227 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

St. Ignace Area Schools roughly covers schools within Mackinac County, with its main office in St. Ignace.

In the previous school year, St. Ignace Area Schools also had the highest number of students among Mackinac County schools.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

District	City (Main Office)	Total Enrollment
St. Ignace Area Schools	St. Ignace	420
Engadine Consolidated Schools	Engadine	340
Les Cheneaux Community Schools	Cedarville	227
Three Lakes Academy	Curtis	104
Moran Township School District	St. Ignace	89
Mackinac Island Public Schools	Mackinac Island	58
Bois Blanc Pines School District	Pointe Aux Pins	3